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Rinkevics on Monday green-lit the coalition. Kulbergs is expected to unveil his cabinet appointments on Tuesday, Latvian outlet Diena reported. Under the terms of the coalition deal, caretake prime minister Siliņa, who belongs to the New Unity party, aims to become defense minister. The Latvian parliament could vote on the new government later this week. Security and defense will be among the main priorities of the incoming coalition. Latvia, which shares a 283-kilometer border with Russia, is one of the most outspoken advocates for Ukraine and EU defense policy. The next government will also prioritize negotiations on the EU’s next…
Published on 25/05/2026 – 13:56 GMT+2 The biggest obstacle to housing production is not money but the breakdown in communication between local and central governments, the mayor of Turkey’s sixth-largest city told Euronews at the World Urban Forum in Baku. “What we see in other cities is actually the most important obstacle in the face of housing production, not the financial problem, but the communication problem between the central government and the local administration,” said Uğur İbrahim Altay, mayor of Konya and Executive President of the United Cities and Local Governments network. Altay said housing built without integration into the…
Published on 22/05/2026 – 12:24 GMT+2•Updated 23/05/2026 – 10:03 GMT+2 Italy’s presence in the Persian Gulf and its military cooperation with Kuwait are being strengthened. Leonardo has signed a contract with Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), a subsidiary of the EDGE Group, to supply naval combat systems for latest-generation patrol vessels ordered from the shipbuilder by Kuwait. As part of the “Al Dorra” programme, Kuwait has launched a modernisation of its maritime component by ordering eight FALAJ 3 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) built in the United Arab Emirates by ADSB. Military and commercial agreements between Italy and Kuwait Military and…
Nearly 30 percent of eligible voters took part in Sunday’s referendum, which had a 26.98 percent validity threshold. Of those who voted, 97.93 percent backed removing the mayor, while just under 2.1 percent opposed it. In a post on X, Miszalski accepted the results, emphasizing “local democracy is precisely about residents having the final say.” “Not everything was achieved as I had intended,” he added. “I also know that some decisions, and the emotions surrounding them, caused many residents to lose trust in me.” The referendum results represent a major victory for PiS and Confederation, who are casting the recall in…
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reversed his controversial decision on Sunday to close a liberal private university in Istanbul, according to a decree published in the official gazette. Hundreds of students and lecturers demonstrated earlier in the day outside the main campus of Istanbul Bilgi University, which has been closed since Friday, to demand its reopening. Erdoğan on Friday ordered its closure in the middle of the school year, in an official decree. It cited a law allowing for the closure of a private institution if “the expected level of education and training…is insufficient,” a charge rejected by Bilgi students…
The encyclical is the pope’s first since his election last year. Emphasizing its significance, the pontiff took the unusual step of presenting it in person, accompanied by Canadian tech billionaire Christopher Olah, a co-founder of AI giant Anthropic. In his letter to Catholic bishops and faithful around the world, Leo described AI not just as a technological issue, but as a turning point for civilization. The encyclical places particular emphasis on the dangers posed by autonomous weapons systems, algorithmic decision-making and the detachment of human responsibility from acts of war. Leo, who holds a graduate degree in mathematics and once…
By Euronews Persian Published on 25/05/2026 – 11:30 GMT+2 Iran has executed at least two people in connection with the January protests and the ongoing war, while a Tehran court has sentenced four others to death over the killing of a Basij-affiliated student during the 2022 protests. A man identified by the judiciary-affiliated Mizan News Agency as Abbas Akbari Feyzabadi was hanged after being convicted of charges including moharebeh or “enmity against God,” destruction of public property, collusion against national security and related offences. Iranian authorities said he took part in attacks on the governor’s office in the city of Naein…
Published on 25/05/2026 – 10:57 GMT+2 Oura, the Finnish company that created the ring-shaped health tracker worn by millions worldwide, has confidentially submitted draft paperwork to the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed IPO, according to several reports. While the number of shares and the expected price range remain undisclosed, the company had a recent funding round in the fall of 2025 that valued the business at around $11 billion (€9.5bn), more than double the $5 billion (€4.3bn) valuation it earned in a previous round in 2024. According to CEO Tom Hale, more than 5.5 million Oura rings…
Multiple cities in the west of France are set to break May temperature records by several degrees, with Nantes expecting 35C heat on Monday — which would break a 2017 May temperature record by nearly three degrees. The UK’s weather agency warned of “a notable heatwave” with highs of up to 33 degrees on Monday, which would break May temperature records for the country, while Belgium is set for highs of up to 31C. A “heat dome” is responsible for the current high temperatures, France’s Météo-France weather agency said. Warm air moving up from Northern Africa has become trapped…
Published on 25/05/2026 – 10:53 GMT+2 Iran’s foreign ministry said on Monday that Tehran was collecting fees for “navigational services” on ships transiting the strategic Strait of Hormuz, but is not imposing tolls. “The services that are provided – navigational services in addition to the measures necessary to protect the environment of the Strait of Hormuz, the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman – require the collection of certain fees,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in a weekly press briefing. He added that Iran was “not seeking to collect tolls.” Last week, Iran published a map claiming regulatory…